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Canon S5 IS Review

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Digital Camera Info has reviewed the Canon S5 IS:

The Canon PowerShot S5 IS combines a few aged components with some new technology and upgrades. The 8-megapixel ultra-zoom digital camera has a 12x optical zoom lens that has made several appearances on previous S-series models. The 12x lens used to be considered long, but is now one of the shorter lenses on an ultra-zoom camera. Newer cameras have 15x and 18x lenses – and are less expensive.

See other reviews of the S5 IS on this page.

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Canon 40D Review at Camera Labs

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It looks like the Canon 40D reviews are starting to trickle out now. Camera Labs has just posted their review:

Canon’s EOS 40D features many improvements over its predecessor and finally shows the pesky Nikon D80 who’s boss – albeit one which costs almost half as much again. Canon’s delivered a superb DSLR which handles beautifully, is packed with useful features and delivers great-looking images.

The Live View facility works well, especially when remote-controlled using a PC, and the silent-shooting modes prove it doesn’t have to make a racket either. The anti-dust system whether through luck or design also proved quite effective in our tests, with foreign particles rarely being an issue. And while our studio resolution tests proved some 10 Megapixel DSLRs resolved slightly more, it didn’t make a big difference in real-life. Ultimately the 40D most-impresses out in the field where it’s simply an extremely quick and capable camera which confidently handles almost any situation. Sure, the default settings could do with a slight boost in sharpening to unveil the finest details, but this is easily adjusted if desired.

I am following the Canon 40D reviews on this page as they appear.

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Canon 40D vs. 5D

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WyoFoto has a solid side-by-side set of test shots (100% files) that show the image quality of the Canon 40D directly compared to that of the Canon 5D.

The IQ I see in the 40D images from ISO 100-800 is 95% the match of the 5D. At 1600 the shadow noise of the 5D looks to be a tad bit better than the 40D, but not by a large margin. The 40D’s tonality and richness in color gives the 5D a real run for the money. The only area I see the 5D looking better is in low contrast highlight regions. It manages to pull out a tad more detail. The 20D does okay in the shadows, but in the midtones and highlights just can’t match the richness of the 5D or 40D. It’s images while pretty good have a flatter tonal appearance. This subtle richness gives the 5D images the 3D effect people often talk about. (Read *and see* more . . . . )

Follow Canon 40D news and reviews here.

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Sony ?700 Samples at ISO 6400

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Here’s some sample photos taken with the Sony ?700 at several ISO settings, including ISO 6400:

Sample 1 – ISO 100, F6.3, 1/400s (Full Size Image)

Sample 2 – ISO 400, F10, 1/1000s (Full Size Image)

Sample 3 – ISO 400, F9, 1/1600 (Full Size Image)

Sample 4 – ISO 3200, F5, 1/60 (Full Size Image)

Sample 5 – ISO 6400, F6.3, 1/60 (Full Size Image)

Follow more Sony ?700 reviews and news on the Sony ?700 Reviews and Resource Page.

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Sony ?700 Mini-Site In Progress

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It looks like Sony UK is in the process of turning on the Alpha 700 portion of its site. It’s been up and down for a few hours now.

Here’s what’s been gleaned form the the specs:

12.4 megapixel CMOS sensor backed by a BIONZ image processor, 3-inch, 921,000 pixel LCD, 3200 maximum ISO (with a ridiculous ISO 6400 “expanded mode”), 11 point autofocus, and wireless flash support.

(via Engadget)

More screen grabs:

Photoclub Alpha has a thorough post covering the leak.  I imagine that we’ll get the official word from Sony tomorrow.

I’ll keep you posted on the latest developments. Stay tuned.

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Nikon D3 Sample Pics – ISO 25600

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No, that’s not a typo. Five digits: ISO 25,600. Images below are 100% crops captured in jpeg fine. Here’s the links to the pics:

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 2500

ISO 4000

ISO 6400

ISO 25600

It looks like ISO 6400 and below is going to be great for the Nikon D3. I’m looking forward to seeing more shots between ISO 6400 and 25600 to see if this sample is really representative of the quality to expect.

More Nikon D3 ISO 25600 samples have been posted for viewing in the DPReview.com forums.

Follow all the Nikon D3 updates on this page.

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